Good morning 3Rrr, the kits have been under development to this stage for almost two years now and with the new series 2 we have made a number of improvements and streamlined our manufacturing techniques.
the kit we fitted to the bike comes in around 150 kilos, taking into account the original parts that get removed, with a fuel capacity of 30 litres, but that doesn't mean you have to ride the bike full of fuel all the time, the standard 12 litre tank quite often can be enough for day ride, and the benefit with the fuel tanks is if you put 12-15 litres in the bike all the weight is forward and low down near your feet.
The kits come complete, other than the pannier rack and rear carrier rack, which is a must in my opinion if your going to put a decent load on, as they add strength to the subframe/tank and are simply the best rack available for the 690 bar none and are designed to carry the load further forward centralising the weight for better handling.
The kit comes with all the wiring looms required to move the headlights the reserve sender the fuel pump and spare accessories power
Complete fairing and dash assembly
All mounting bracket for the fairing tanks and bash plate
Low exhaust and bracket
2 @ 9 litre fuel tanks complete with removable crash guards
Bash plate and navigation tower assembly complete.
The kits are a complete bolt on unit with no cutting or welding required or mechanical changes to the bike.
They are and will be available internationally early next year, we are fulfilling and order of 20 now for Australian customers.
The demand has been overwhelming to date and we are working around the clock to keep up with production, thus the lack of a web page.
If you have any questions please shoot me an email darren@hardkits.com and I will be more than happy to answer any questions.
Thank you Darren

Nah mate, haven't changed the gear set, although first does seem a bit tall for the technical riding.
Like so many of us, I got tired of waiting for KTM to build the 690 Adventurer, and went about building my own.
The kit is 100% bolt on, no welding or modifications to the original bike, fits 08 to 14 models, and from there the usual bolt on stuff is added like steering stabilisers, mufflers, grip warmers, GPS, power sockets, spot tracker, LED light bars and the list goes on to make an awesome adventure bike that can do it all.
I'm getting too old for lifting and man handling those big twins these days but still love my riding and this thing ticks the boxes for me.

Thanks Rusty for that, I've got a heap more images of the bike and components that I'll post when I get a chance.

Darren

Gday Fellas, been lurking here for a while and have been waiting for someone to post up some Rally Conversion photo's. Well I suppose someone has gotta be first, so it might as well be me….

Attached are some images of a project I have been working on for a while call HARD kits made locally in Australia. It incorporates 2 nine litre fuel tanks, fairing and bash plate heavily designed off the genuine 690RFR factory rally bikes. The additional weight is low and forward which considerably improves the handling characteristics of the bike and I reckon they look pretty horn too.

Check it out and tell me what you think